Columbus City Council has backed initiatives to revitalize the downtown and support minority-owned and small business growth.
One of these programs is called Ground Floor Growth which began three years ago, with a goal of getting businesses into vacant ground floor retail space.
Statewide, Black-owned businesses have a major economic impact employing over one-hundred thousand workers. And founded in 1881, the nation’s oldest, and largest, Black-owned business is located right here in Columbus.
On this edition of All Sides, we’re looking at how more Black-owned businesses are being grown in Columbus.
Guests:
- Nick Bankston, Columbus City Councilman
- Gregory Parker, director, Membership Services, Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce
- Brian Brooks, co-owner, E. E. Ward Moving
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